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G. H. BRONSON.

Carbureter.

Patented Dec: 13. 1859;

Witnesses= Inventor:

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sTATEs mrnnrorrroa GEORGE H. BRONSON, on CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR "r0HIMSELF AND pimp mam HYDROCARBON-VAPOR APPARATUS.

Specification of LettersPaten't No. 26,458, dated Decembr 13, 18 5 9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. BRONSON, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Gas-Oarbonizers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making part ofthis specification.

The nature of my invention relates to the arrangement of the zigzagpassages through the carbonizing or naphthalizing apparatussubstantially as hereinafter described.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspectiveView of the apparatus, a small portion of the top plate being brokenout, and one end removed and shown separately in elevation in Fig. 2.Fig. 3, is a sectional view, showing the arrangement of thecorrugations. Fig. 4, is a sectional View showing how wood may beapplied as the capillary conducting materlal.

near the side of the case A is arranged the strip E, not so high as theothers so that when the liquid rises so as to flow over them the stripsC, will still stand-somewhat above the liquid forming upward projectinedges for the gas to pass over. The strips have no perforations and theliquid can not pass them till it flows over the to s of them, they arealso arranged on one si e of the case on alternate division plates andon the opposite Outside of strips E, perforations are made through theplates B, next to the side of the case on that when the liquid rises onone plate high enough to run over strip E, it will flow down throughthese perforations into the next apartment. On the under side of platesB, and intermediate between strips O, are arranged the strips F,projecting downward. On these strips and drawn up between them againstplate B, is arranged I and secured as shown, a coating of paper or 1 fother porous substance suitable: to conduct by capillary action thehydrocarbon liquid,

forming. a series ofzigzag passages ,from

side to side ofthe apparatus, jin each'ofthe q several chambers thereof,"there being ranged *and suspended from the roof each chamberzigzagsToftlotl i or paperywith intervening strips or fioists G; restingedgewise upon the floor ithereof, forming to-. I gether a horizontalzigzag passage for the gases totraversethe chambers.

From the coating of the under sides ,of.

plate B, are arranged to hang down into the liquid strips G, of likematerial which serve as capillary conductors by which said coatingbecomes saturated. with. the hydro-car bon fluid from belowandwhichalsofserve 5 "to vaporize the liquid aswell as the coating upon theunder side of plate This yap:

orizing and capillary conducting material for the strips G, and. coatingof platescB, 3

may be of paper asfishown, orany other. Wood, cloth, paper, cotton, sp neae.

fibrous or porous substance, as forfinstance This apparatus is adaptedto the purpose of mixing the vapors. of naphtha and other hydro-carbonliquids with either air or gas.

The opening J, is for the purpose ofciny troducing the hydro-carbonliquid and the opening K, is for letting it out bya faucet; f or othermeans when it has risen to the proper height in the lower apartment. 1

Opening H, is for the admission. ofuthe gas or air to be carbonized andopening I, for 11. its exit after being mixed with the vapors of thehydro-carbon liquid. The case can? be 5 made of any suitable material tocontainthe liquids and gases to be used.

Having thus described the construction of my improvement; I will proceedex- 3 1 plain the operation. H

The opening H, being connected theifi supplying gas pipe and the openingI, with the delivery plpe, the naphtha orother hydro-carbon liquidispoured in at the open-f ing J, the upperplate .B,t-hereby is coveredwith it and it rises until it flowsgover strip E, and down through theerforations L,

into the next apartment filling that in like I manner to the top ofstrip E, and then flow: 1 ing down through perforations M, intothe Inext apartment and soon till all are like manner supplied and the lowerapart--1 its ment filled up to opening K, out of which it begins to flowby the faucet or other discharging device, then the supply at J, ischecked. The apparatus being thus supplied with the liquid the gas orair is let in at opening H, (which may be arranged on the opposite side)and passes upward through openings N, into the apartment next above thenin a zigzag passage formed by the alternating of the corrugations beforedescribed it finds its way across the case to the openings orperforations M, and passes through them into the next apartment aboveand so on passing'from side to side through the zigzag passages and amidthe evaporation from above and below, of the hydro-carbon liquid becomessuitably impregnated therewith and passes out into the delivery ordistributing pipe at I.

Thus having described the construction manner and for the purpose hereinset forth.

GEO. H. BRONSON.

l/Vitnesses:

H. E. CLIFTON, D. N. "B. CoFFIN, Jr.

